1c, Columbine Road, Rochester, ME2 2XZ
About 1c
1c is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rochester (ME2 2XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 175.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £273,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1c has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1c has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 23 years.
£273,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2022Most recent
£273,000
+45.2%over 10 months5 April 2021
£188,000
+292.1%over 22 years17 September 1998
£47,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 2XZ: £260,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in ME2 2XZ
Everything we know about 1c, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Columbine Road homes
On price per m², 1c stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,789
Street avg £2,787
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Columbine Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Elaine Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB